Halftime Show

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By Julian Linden NEW ORLEANS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The National Football League, the Superdome and a utility investigating the cause of a power outage at one of the world's most watched and meticulously planned events, on Monday exonerated the halftime show from blame in the Super Bowl mishap. With more than 108 million Americans watching along with television viewers in 180 countries, about half the stadium lights went dark early in the second half of the game, in which the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 34-31.

NEW ORLEANS -- The NFL still was working with New Orleans officials Monday to determine what caused the power outage at Sunday's Super Bowl at the Superdome, so far dismissing any connection with the Beyonce halftime show. With a record U.S. television audience watching along with viewers in 180 countries, about half the stadium lights went dark early in the second half of the game, in which the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 34-31. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters on Monday an investigation was under way to determine the cause of the 35-minute disruption but one possible explanation already had been eliminated.

* Singer emphasizes live performance after lip-synch flap * Beyonce's former bandmates surprise, thrill fans * Jennifer Hudson sings with Sandy Hook choir * Alicia Keys performs national anthem By Eric Kelsey Feb 3 (Reuters) - Singer Beyonce strutted and shimmied her way through football's Super Bowl half-time show and thrilled fans by reuniting with her former Destiny's Child bandmates on Sunday in New Orleans. Beyonce, wearing a revealing black leather jacket and miniskirt combination, was surrounded by bursts of fire, smoke and silhouettes as she performed at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

If you were one of the millions who tuned in to watch Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show in February, you'll remember not just the huge cast of faux ancient Roman and Egyptian legions, acrobats and cheerleaders, but also the dazzling multimedia effects - eye candy that elevated the event from standard Madonna theater into hi-tech performance art. Steering the magic carpet ride was Montreal-based multimedia effects company Moment Factory. The Montreal-based outfit announced it was creating video environments for Madonna's MDNA tour shortly after the Super Bowl show aired, embarking on a four-month project to develop concepts, designs and multimedia content for 12 songs, each of them requiring full 2D and 3D animation productions.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop superstar Beyonce on Tuesday confirmed that she will headline the entertainment at next year's Super Bowl, posting a photo of herself with the words Feb 3, 2013 inked on her cheeks. Super Bowl organizers also posted the photo news on their official Twitter account, with the words "Beyonce will perform @pepsi #SB47 Halftime Show in New Orleans. February 3 2013 on @cbs. " In an entry on her official website, http://www.beyonce.com , the Grammy-winning singer used the caption "countdown to touchdown" to acknowledge an earlier report that she would sing during the biggest U.S. sporting and television event of the year.

Go ahead. Make all the jokes you want. Nickelback doesn't care. Nickelback, the Canadian post-grunge heavyweights beloved by millions of fans but hated by the Internet blogosphere and thus the world, have bigger problems: Like a new flying stage that doesn't fly, exactly. Or trying to figure out their place in a new pop cultural landscape more interested in acts like Rihanna than in them. In a phoner, bassist Mike Kroeger, who co-founded the band with his brother Chad, talked about the haters, whose movement reached its apotheosis when an online petition sprung up trying to prevent the band from playing a Detroit Lions halftime show last November, its new-ish album, "Here and Now" and a host of other barely printable topics.

For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show. The gesture, accompanied by a barely disguised expletive, came during a performance of Madonna's new single, "Give Me All Your Luvin. "' At the end of her lines, M.I.A. appeared to sing "I don't give a (expletive)," although it was hard to hear clearly. The incident was reminiscent of Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" eight years ago - a surprise risque moment in front of tens of millions of unsuspecting viewers.